In each cell of the Convent San Marco, Fra Angelico painted a mural on the wall. Saint Antoninus, the superior at the time, commissioned him to do it. Each monk was asked, "What is your favorite scene to meditate upon, and who is your favorite saint?" This is why we have paintings of, for example, the Crucifixion, with St. Dominic who lived in the thirteenth century.
Imagine having Fra Angelico paint you a special picture on the wall of your bedroom for your own edification and inspiration! Here are some words for us to think about on this Good Friday....
"Christ alone will reign, Christ alone will conquer, Christ alone will command... Already the splendor of the resurrection can be discerned, for the darkness of the passion has reached its greatest intensity."
~ Fr. Miguel Pro, SJ, martyred in 1927.
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